Its a habit that for many genre readers is on automatic.
With that in mind, here are some of the strangest science fictional universe aimed at the under-fives.
Q Pootle 5follows the adventures of Q Pootle 5 and his friends on the planet Okidoke.
But when you look a bit closer, it becomes stranger.
The most puzzling thing is the mice.
The singularity usually has two outcomes in science.
Igam Ogamis a human child, dressed up like a cave person, surrounded by dinosaurs.
The introduction to the show clearly states it takes place on a Topsy turvy planet.
The geography is bizarre and unearthly, the sky a strange mix of unnatural colours.
The sun is a bright light on a stick.
Rainclouds are literally on a string.
Sliced bread grows on trees.
So I put it to you that Igam Ogam is a deep-space Mowgli.
But were not going to talk about the fact that this is a world populated by anthropomorphised animals.
No, whats weird aboutBings world isnt that talking animal children.
The children of theBinguniverse all have carers, but theyre not simply bigger talking animals.
In fact, theyre smaller.
Its shown in show that the children are growing larger, so its not simply that adults are smaller.
They look knitted, or sewn together.
Whats more, theyre reasonable and calm to a point any flesh and blood parent would envy.
But actually I think its more sinister than that.
And the answer is in the fact that all the characters are talking animals.
Bingis set in the aftermath of the B-scenario of a singularity Skynet has awoken, and won.
Its wiped out all humanity and is now the sole sentient, intelligent entity on our world.
What did humans do as the sole intelligent species on our world?
We tried to create a machine that could beat us at chess.
Is it such a stretch to suggest the Machine would do the same?
He is currently looking forward to the gritty, realistic reboot of Button Moon.
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